Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 07 28.2399  2461249.7399   9.87  21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0
 25.17196 -51.34934 galactic  PsA  Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 9.6 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
349 Dembowska                1     -0       1  10.0    -0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits at 21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0:  14.43 +/- 0.30  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits at 21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0:  14.35 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.43 +/- 0.30
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits


fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits


fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits  wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits -crosshair 3891.95654 3470.28003 image    wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits -crosshair 3884.54492 3464.22461 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 28.23990 21 58 13.13 -25 32 29.0           9.9 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 28.23962 21 58 13.14 -25 32 28.8           9.9 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 07 28.24017 21 58 13.12 -25 32 29.1           9.9 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 07 28.2399*  21 58 13.13 -25 32 29.0   9.9 U             PsA       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461249.7399,9.87,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.2399 9.87CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 07 28.2399  2461249.7399  11.15  21:45:03.30 -22:27:56.0
 28.62679 -47.67874 galactic  Cap  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 10.0 pix   This object is listed in comets.txt    5.4"  6.9mag 10P/Tempel
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
5.4" 6.9mag  10P/Tempel
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits


fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits


fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits  wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits -crosshair 2027.17310 5297.55127 image    wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits -crosshair 2019.57764 5291.04346 image   

./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 28.23990 21 45 03.30 -22 27 56.0          11.2 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 28.23962 21 45 03.31 -22 27 55.1          11.1 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 07 28.24017 21 45 03.30 -22 27 56.9          11.2 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 07 28.2399*  21 45 03.30 -22 27 56.0  11.2 U             Cap       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461249.7399,11.15,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260728.2399 11.15CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 reference image: PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 second-epoch image: PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461229.85325192 08.07.2026 08:28:30.966   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
First image: 2461229.85325192 08.07.2026 08:28:30.966   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Last  image: 2461249.74017376 28.07.2026 05:45:41.013   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.42
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 7 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  1946
Objects passed selection criteria:  1945
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.3    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.3    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 1744.75
Average stars matched: 1743.5 (99.9284 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   229352 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 02:13:30 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-182-g8380f0ac
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Jul 28 02:32:12 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461229.85325192 08.07.2026 08:28:30.966   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
First image: 2461229.85325192 08.07.2026 08:28:30.966   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Last  image: 2461249.74017376 28.07.2026 05:45:41.013   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.13
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 24 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  13826
Objects passed selection criteria:  13789
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.4    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.4    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 12652
Average stars matched: 12497.5 (98.7788 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   241180 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Tue Jul 28 02:13:30 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-182-g8380f0ac
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-28)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Tue Jul 28 02:36:43 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
#######################################
HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
#######################################
SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
PsA-01-Q2b1x1
#######################################
########### Starting PsA-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
Processing PsA-01-Q2b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1059660 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1059660 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 

Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:

MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes


renamed 'PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits_preview.png'

PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits


renamed 'PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.png' -> 'transient_report/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits_preview.png'

PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits




Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2808.6772
INFO:         REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 494.9419
INFO:    SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9579.8440
INFO:            SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 1934.0834
INFO:   SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 9534.3718
INFO:           SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 1929.6838
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INFO:      ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.4108
INFO:                  SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.002
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                 -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.8899993896484 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 28.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/d_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits :)

Spent 0.861479 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/d_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
EXPTIME =                 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP=                  0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP =     27.8700008392334 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP =                 28.3 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/d_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits :)

Spent 1.007295 seconds 
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-07-26.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/d_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.fit 9576 6388  16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 33794.829350
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits :)


No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21727.0, right_median=27156.0)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-07-08.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:



Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:



after the calibration attempt:
SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:


fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits



fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits




Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
The reference JD(UT) for computing planet and comet positions: 2461249.73961934
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'tocp_transients_list.txt' -> '../tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits'
wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits'
wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits'
wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits'
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.5'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:04:47.755 -25:59:14.53 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Image size: 938.3'x624.7'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:04:48.773 -26:00:11.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 22:04:47.755 -25:59:14.53
Second-epoch image center 22:04:48.773 -26:00:11.07
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0162 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Image size: 938.2'x624.7'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:04:51.974 -25:59:35.50 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 22:04:47.755 -25:59:14.53
Second-epoch image center 22:04:51.974 -25:59:35.50
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0168 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  22:04:48.773 -26:00:11.07
Second-epoch second image center 22:04:51.974 -25:59:35.50
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01554 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Ic4ReNY24B
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits &> /tmp/tmp.k5aQ2hC457
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dfC1klg1FK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KFhEtrrdm7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits and wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits and wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits and wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 3114 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 322.1728 to 340.3052 deg, Dec -31.2167 to -20.5598 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 322.1728 to 340.3052 deg, Dec -31.2167 to -20.5598 deg
Loaded 5820 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 2641 out of 2671 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2671 out of 3114 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.349600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.349600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.42
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  13.93

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  13.93

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 3114 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 322.1728 to 340.3052 deg, Dec -31.2167 to -20.5598 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 322.1728 to 340.3052 deg, Dec -31.2167 to -20.5598 deg
Loaded 5820 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 2641 out of 2671 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2671 out of 3114 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 2459 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 322.1728 to 340.3061 deg, Dec -31.2167 to -20.5599 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 322.1728 to 340.3061 deg, Dec -31.2167 to -20.5599 deg
Loaded 5820 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 2054 out of 2070 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2070 out of 2459 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.3 pix  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
 2.2 pix  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
 2.4 pix  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
 2.3 pix  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
 2.3 pix  wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
 2.2 pix  wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 13.9 mag.  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
 13.6 mag.  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
 13.1 mag.  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
 13.1 mag.  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.1 (SNR )  10.3 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.Ic4ReNY24B (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=198, bad_region=619, passed=3114
Got 3114 stars (including 2330 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3114 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2122 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2110 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2110 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2110 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2594 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2122 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2109 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2594 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2109 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2595 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 2109 stars left (next iteration limit 2321)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits N_match=2109 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.435 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.470 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.417 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.421 n_q1=702 n_q2=363 n_q3=720 n_q4=324 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits -region wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.k5aQ2hC457 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=184, bad_region=506, passed=2459
Got 2459 stars (including 1814 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2459 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1654 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1648 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1648 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1648 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2022 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1654 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1647 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2022 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1647 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2022 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" 
Excluding outliers - 1647 stars left (next iteration limit 1812)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits N_match=1647 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.433 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.489 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.431 n_q1=526 n_q2=266 n_q3=594 n_q4=261 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.129
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits -region wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.dfC1klg1FK (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=193, bad_region=312, passed=1613
Got 1613 stars (including 1154 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1613 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010426 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1059 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1055 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1054 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1055 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1319 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1060 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1054 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1319 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1053 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1319 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52" 
Excluding outliers - 1053 stars left (next iteration limit 1160)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1053 robust_rms=5.586 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.020 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1053 robust_rms=0.721 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.755 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1053 robust_rms=0.512 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.541 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1053 robust_rms_before=1.024 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.512 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.512 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.568 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.541
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.568 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits N_match=1053 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.484 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.574 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.541 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.480 n_q1=340 n_q2=156 n_q3=382 n_q4=175 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.115
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.KFhEtrrdm7 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=202, bad_region=306, passed=1562
Got 1562 stars (including 1104 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1562 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013031 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010424 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1016 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1013 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1011 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1013 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1268 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 1016 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1012 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1268 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 1012 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1268 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52" 
Excluding outliers - 1012 stars left (next iteration limit 1114)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=1012 robust_rms=5.583 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.114 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=1012 robust_rms=0.678 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.740 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=1012 robust_rms=0.492 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.529 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=1012 robust_rms_before=0.968 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.526 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.492 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.600 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.529
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Image size: 938.1'x624.8'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:04:51.965 -25:59:36.18 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 

 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
 ### Converted positions of 1562 stars ###
'wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky539135.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.968 -> 0.492 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits N_match=1012 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.525 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.489 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.601 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.555 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.474 n_q1=327 n_q2=154 n_q3=367 n_q4=164 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.144
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits sigma_overall=0.435 worst_q_ratio=1.081
ref2=PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits sigma_overall=0.433 worst_q_ratio=1.129
new1=fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits sigma_overall=0.515 worst_q_ratio=1.115
new2=fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits sigma_overall=0.525 worst_q_ratio=1.144
reference average sigma_overall=0.434 worst_q_ratio=1.105
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################

Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):

plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194_astrometric_residuals.png (2109 matched stars from wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192_astrometric_residuals.png (1647 matched stars from wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214_astrometric_residuals.png (1053 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.48 arcsec)


plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215_astrometric_residuals.png (1012 matched stars from wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.41 arcsec)


Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits at 21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0:  14.43 +/- 0.30  detection
Forced photometry on wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits at 21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0:  14.35 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average:  14.43 +/- 0.30
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0: ref_mag=14.43 +/- 0.30 new_mean_mag=9.8722 delta=4.56 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20005.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 11s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 3s
  
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Considering the candidate 20005_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215
Preparing report for the candidate 20005_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 14s
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL

  ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
  
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.5'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:04:47.755 -25:59:14.53 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Image size: 938.3'x624.7'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:04:48.773 -26:00:11.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 22:04:47.755 -25:59:14.53
Second-epoch image center 22:04:48.773 -26:00:11.07
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0162 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg.  Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Image size: 938.2'x624.7'  15.6(deg)x10.4(deg)  9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 22:04:51.974 -25:59:35.50 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 22:04:47.755 -25:59:14.53
Second-epoch image center 22:04:51.974 -25:59:35.50
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0168 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center  22:04:48.773 -26:00:11.07
Second-epoch second image center 22:04:51.974 -25:59:35.50
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01554 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits &> /tmp/tmp.E0xvaSocC8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KxrBNNr4ZF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IJMPsHvCHj
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Running  util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2  /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xAphDgvxMU
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits and wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits and wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
Found non-empty wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits and wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits) and catalog (wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 19901 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 322.1728 to 340.3089 deg, Dec -31.2498 to -20.5301 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 322.1728 to 340.3089 deg, Dec -31.2498 to -20.5301 deg
Loaded 5856 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4805 out of 4946 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4946 out of 19901 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.194400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.194400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -8.13
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.06

Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed!  =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  14.06

Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:


Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 19901 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 322.1728 to 340.3089 deg, Dec -31.2498 to -20.5301 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 322.1728 to 340.3089 deg, Dec -31.2498 to -20.5301 deg
Loaded 5856 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4805 out of 4946 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4946 out of 19901 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 17523 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 322.1728 to 340.3061 deg, Dec -31.2646 to -20.5332 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 322.1728 to 340.3061 deg, Dec -31.2646 to -20.5332 deg
Loaded 5855 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4831 out of 4955 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4955 out of 17523 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits via Tycho-2

Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits:


Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering.  (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
 2.2 pix  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
 2.1 pix  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
 2.2 pix  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
 2.1 pix  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
 2.2 pix  wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
 2.1 pix  wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
 14.1 mag.  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
 13.8 mag.  PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
 13.2 mag.  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
 13.3 mag.  fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate:  13.2 (SNR )  12.7 (80% of stars)  with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of  following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). 
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. 
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.E0xvaSocC8 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=580, bad_region=2742, passed=19894
Got 19894 stars (including 16715 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19894 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4565 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4544 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4545 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4544 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17816 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.2 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4566 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4544 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17816 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4544 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 17816 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" 
Excluding outliers - 4544 stars left (next iteration limit 4998)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits N_match=4544 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.426 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.473 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.385 n_q1=1546 n_q2=682 n_q3=1575 n_q4=741 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.112
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits -region wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-08_03-28-30_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0194.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.KxrBNNr4ZF (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits' -> 'wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=477, bad_region=3126, passed=17520
Got 17520 stars (including 13992 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 17520 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010413 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4568 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4547 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4547 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4547 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15089 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4569 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4548 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15089 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4548 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15089 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45" 
Excluding outliers - 4548 stars left (next iteration limit 5001)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits N_match=4548 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.454 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.563 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.417 n_q1=1576 n_q2=757 n_q3=1476 n_q4=739 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.181
The image catalog is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits -region wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-09_04-29-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0192.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.IJMPsHvCHj (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=310, bad_region=2151, passed=11779
Got 11779 stars (including 9375 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11779 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013032 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010426 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4562 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4543 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4544 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4543 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10113 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4563 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4544 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10113 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4544 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10113 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" 
Excluding outliers - 4544 stars left (next iteration limit 4997)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits N_match=4544 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.640 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.619 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.584 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.774 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.564 n_q1=1618 n_q2=749 n_q3=1438 n_q4=739 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.208
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.xAphDgvxMU (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat 
Excluding image region:    -1.0    -1.0     1.0     1.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  7500.0     0.0  9576.0  6388.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1122.0  1550.0  1124.0  1552.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1637.0  2824.0  1639.0  2826.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1831.0  2839.0  1833.0  2841.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  1905.0  4570.0  1907.0  4572.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2012.0  4693.0  2014.0  4695.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2397.0  4241.0  2399.0  4243.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region:  2679.0  2807.0  2681.0  2809.0  (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions  (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=325, bad_region=2159, passed=11917
Got 11917 stars (including 9492 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat 
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11917 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 938.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 938.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013031 (46.9 arcsec)
                    catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
                    catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
                    catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010424 (37.5 arcsec)

ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4567 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4546 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4546 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62" 
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4546 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10233 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59" 

ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 293 to 349 (Dec -31.3 to -20.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4566 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4546 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10233 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60" 
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4546 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10233 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.61" 
Excluding outliers - 4546 stars left (next iteration limit 5000)
Stop iterations.


 The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)

SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits is a symbolic link - not rewriting the WCS of whatever it points to, keeping the original solution
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits N_match=4546 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.649 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.631 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.586 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.794 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.543 n_q1=1610 n_q2=743 n_q3=1456 n_q4=737 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.222
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
 ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits -region wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-44-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0214.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/wcs_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
  
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Considering the candidate 20567_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215
The candidate 20567_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215 did not pass the final checks
Discovery image 2     2026 07 28.24017    2461249.74017    9.82    21:58:13.09 -25:32:29.1   3885 3464   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-28_CI_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_005043_TTUQ2b1x1_1093445_pxjIZRVb/fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215.fits

**** FOUND  21:58:13.11 -25:32:29.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
  
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Considering the candidate 20570_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215
Preparing report for the candidate 20570_fd_PsA-01-Q2b1x1_2026-07-28_00-45-41_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0215
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field PsA-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0
########### Completed PsA-01-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0
21:45:03.30 -22:27:56.0
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21:58:13.13 -25:32:29.0  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
21:45:03.30 -22:27:56.0  -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list)
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO  ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461249.73961934 -observatory V36
07:11:23.34 +19:17:25.5 Mercury (1.0mag)
11:22:46.33 +04:19:28.0 Venus (-4.2mag)
05:17:06.29 +23:06:41.1 Mars (1.3mag)
08:32:59.18 +19:17:13.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:56:49.23 +03:21:08.6 Saturn (0.7mag)
04:10:17.13 +20:53:11.0 Uranus (5.8mag)
00:16:37.96 +00:17:09.2 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:29:12.36 -23:25:45.6 Pluto (14.4mag)
19:27:01.53 -26:06:34.6 Moon (-12.3mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Jul 28 02:32 planets.txt
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461249.73961934:
08:33:06.83 +19:16:42.4 Io (5.9mag)
08:33:03.57 +19:16:56.4 Europa (6.3mag)
08:32:45.46 +19:18:09.2 Ganymede (5.5mag)
08:33:20.87 +19:15:43.2 Callisto (6.7mag)
08:30:48.64 +19:10:09.3 Himalia (15.7mag)
08:33:02.40 +19:17:00.8 Thebe (16.6mag)
08:30:13.59 +19:10:51.6 Elara (17.7mag)
08:36:57.81 +19:02:02.4 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
08:36:52.65 +19:25:15.3 Carme (19.0mag)
00:56:46.11 +03:20:38.7 Titan (8.5mag)
00:56:43.63 +03:21:12.5 Rhea (9.8mag)
00:56:28.50 +03:18:31.0 Iapetus (11.2mag)
00:57:04.95 +03:20:53.7 Hyperion (14.5mag)
00:56:26.06 +03:15:48.7 Phoebe (16.5mag)
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jul 28 02:32 moons.txt
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461249.73961934:
18:24:34.11 -27:52:51.3 JWST
11:18:11.13 +50:03:40.3 Chandra
22:26:18.04 +57:00:19.3 XMM-Newton
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jul 28 02:32 spacecraft.txt
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461249.73961934 -observatory V36
03:00:27.60 +16:22:41.6 17.7mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:06:11.62 -34:38:42.3 13.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
06:43:20.74 -68:32:14.6 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:06:41.20 +32:46:15.9 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
03:08:00.45 +31:15:25.7 16.2mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:47:21.46 +31:58:25.4 17.3mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
06:32:10.37 +26:43:00.0 16.7mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:11:28.39 +28:58:07.0 16.9mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:21:30.11 +05:14:36.7 17.9mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:11:12.60 -11:53:16.9 17.8mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS)
21:25:44.16 +66:59:47.3 17.9mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon)
16:00:49.47 -11:53:21.2 14.2mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:33:03.76 +66:45:32.6 18.0mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS)
07:55:19.79 +30:51:13.3 15.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:09:23.91 +15:36:19.1 17.7mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
19:17:33.19 +42:09:57.1 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
21:26:17.40 +48:18:20.1 17.7mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:05:56.39 -13:10:01.5 15.6mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
06:48:37.09 +26:03:34.3 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
07:25:30.66 -14:43:50.5 17.3mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
10:18:05.82 +21:33:30.7 17.4mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
12:52:04.08 +03:02:08.4 17.0mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
16:11:59.84 +78:42:21.5 17.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
03:01:51.89 +45:54:28.8 17.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
11:38:03.49 +07:15:56.7 17.2mag A/2026 E1
21:45:03.64 -22:27:58.7 6.9mag 10P/Tempel
11:22:36.92 -02:45:30.5 16.2mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
04:25:06.43 +31:24:13.9 17.9mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson
10:45:11.40 +08:14:06.8 17.2mag 63P/Wild
00:53:42.88 -05:08:42.1 15.5mag 65P/Gunn
05:10:09.38 +20:44:32.5 13.7mag 78P/Gehrels
02:48:20.93 +12:44:29.8 16.5mag 88P/Howell
07:26:49.30 +29:01:00.5 16.0mag 93P/Lovas
03:36:21.54 +12:39:35.9 17.9mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
05:19:58.53 +31:08:24.7 16.5mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
08:52:12.47 +28:23:40.4 15.1mag 123P/West-Hartley
11:22:06.92 -05:59:26.3 17.0mag 124P/Mrkos
05:19:58.12 +21:09:13.9 16.2mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
06:09:15.37 +19:21:06.8 17.9mag 131P/Mueller
08:13:47.08 +12:54:48.7 17.7mag 141P-D/Machholz
03:21:31.64 -19:44:37.1 16.9mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
06:37:29.79 +36:54:17.3 15.6mag 162P/SidingSpring
17:40:55.87 +29:47:50.7 13.1mag 169P/NEAT
02:21:23.96 +09:07:29.6 17.6mag 220P/McNaught
16:37:10.89 -09:19:48.2 17.4mag 235P/LINEAR
20:30:34.88 -52:26:24.3 17.8mag 259P/Garradd
02:50:11.01 +20:21:43.0 15.4mag 260P/McNaught
06:31:55.44 +37:44:35.8 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:07:42.15 +04:19:13.7 17.7mag 391P/Kowalski
08:50:50.54 +18:54:00.6 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS
08:19:21.79 +37:41:44.8 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.5K Jul 28 02:32 comets.txt
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00  ASASSN-26em  2026-07-20.94 16.83
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40  AT2026ugi  2026-07-20.03 17.12
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80  ASASSN-26ej  2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90  ASASSN-26ek  2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50  ASASSN-26el  2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30  ASASSN-26ei  2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10  AT 2023mhb  2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20  AT 2026unl  2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80  ASASSN-26eh  2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80  ASASSN-26eg  2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30  ASASSN-26ef  2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70  SN 2026qtn  2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40  ASASSN-26ec  2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50  AT2026stb  2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00  AT2026pjf  2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70  SN2026pir  2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30  ASASSN-26ed  2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10  AT2026qil  2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10  ASASSN-26ee  2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80  AT2026ryu  2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50  AT2026qqg  2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30  AT2026qly  2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10  ASASSN-26ea  2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30  ASASSN-26eb  2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20  SN 2026qqp  2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90  ASASSN-26dz  2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90  AT 2026rdg  2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40  AT 2026qpr  2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80  SN 2026pub  2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70  SN 2026pel  2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30  ASASSN-26dy  2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30  ASASSN-26dv  2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70  ASASSN-26dw  2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20  SN 2026mke  2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50  SN 2026nmv  2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50  AT2026oxh  2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90  ASASSN-26dx  2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10  AT2026pvk  2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20  AT2026plb  2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30  SN2026ore  2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30  AT2026oxl  2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20  AT2026ouj  2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20  AT2026ntk  2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20  ASASSN-26du  2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00  SN2026oxc  2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.67 +32:04:22.70  AT2026ovz  2026-06-14.6 15.52
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50  AT2026nwc  2026-06-11 17.05
17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20  SN 2026odc  2026-06-11.23 17.62
13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20  SN 2026nyq  2026-06-11.1 16.24
00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90  ASASSN-26dt  2026-06-11.13 10.22
14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60  SN2026nyp  2026-06-10.3 16.32
12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50  SN2026mta  2026-06-8.29 16.69
12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20  SN2026oao  2026-06-9.32 17.02
10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60  AT2026nvf  2026-06-8.12 16.75
13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00  SN2026npn  2026-06-8.02 17.58
00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20  ASASSN-26dq  2026-06-7.43 13.58
01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70  SN 2026obc  2026-06-7.43 15.15
21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90  ASASSN-26dr  2026-06-7.24 16.24
06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00  ASASSN-26ds  2026-06-2.97 15.02
20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40  SN2026mho  2026-05-25.18 -1.12
11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10  AT2026min  2026-05-24.21 16.63
11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00  ASASSN-26no  2026-05-24 8.41
19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60  ASASSN-26dp  2026-05-22.31 -3.28
14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60  ASASSN-26dn  2026-05-20.01 14.64
11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60  AT2026nma  2026-05-20.29 15.46
21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10  AT2026lli  2026-05-19.34 15.86
00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70  AT2026nad  2026-05-19.39 15.34
15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40  ASASSN-26dm  2026-05-19.03 14.44
11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10  ASASSN-26dl  2026-05-18.02 13.55
13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00  ASASSN-26dk  2026-05-18.16 12.96
02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60  ASASSN-26dh  2026-05-18.43 15.37
17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90  ASASSN-26dj  2026-05-17.05 15.7
01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10  ASASSN-26dg  2026-05-13.41 16.8
16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40  AT2026mhn  2026-05-12.33 15.8
09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00  ASASSN-26di  2026-05-12.14 14.63
21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00  AT2026kwu  2026-05-12.26 16.9
14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90  AT2026ktm  2026-05-12.06 17.21
14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40  AT2026lkm  2026-05-11.18 16.89
12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80  SN2026kep  2026-05-9.06 17.5
13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90  AT2026lkd  2026-05-9.09 17.23
09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60  SN2026kmo  2026-05-8.99 17.51
15:03:05.28 +22:02:03.80  AT2026lxf  2026-05-8.34 13.72
10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30  ASASSN-26df  2026-05-8.21 16.52
22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60  2026lda  2026-05-7.56 16.2
21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30  ASASSN-26de  2026-05-6.29 14.51
16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60  ASASSN-26dd  2026-05-5.15 15.93
14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50  AT2026lig  2026-05-4.27 14.63
13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50  SN2026kcp  2026-05-4.46 16.43
11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90  SN2026kza  2026-05-1.08 15.59
22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30  SN 2026fov  2026-04-29.6 14.36
21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90  AT2026kis  2026-04-27.36 16.15
14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40  ASASSN-26dc  2026-04-27.27 13.42
15:32:05.35 -43:54:34.60  ASASSN-26db  2026-04-27.37 16.06
16:34:34.94 -54:34:58.20  ASASSN-26da  2026-04-25.14 15.99
10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70  SN2026jsg  2026-04-24.99 16.28
15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80  SN2026kid  2026-04-24.52 -3.65
07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40  AT2026kcf  2026-04-24.2 16.89
11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50  SN2026jkb  2026-04-24.24 15.38
10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20  AT2026dil  2026-04-24.2 16.85
14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30  SN2026jlm  2026-04-22.16 15.12
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
00:42:47.45 +41:16:58.5  PNV J00424745+4116585  2026-05-10.030  16.8mag
09:55:02.89 +69:02:13.8  PNV J09550289+6902138  2026-05-18.925  20.7mag
00:43:01.82 +41:18:16.6  PNV J00430182+4118166  2026-05-21.8651  18.83Cmag
00:42:51.20 +41:16:59.4  PNV J00425120+4116594  2022-10-26.135  19.3mag
12:24:25.10 +28:47:12.0  TCP J12242510+2847120  2026-05-31.6015  14.8mag
00:56:07.13 +43:01:40.6  TCP J00560713+4301406  2026-06-01.4135  12.2mag
00:42:41.64 +41:15:16.2  PNV J00424164+4115162  2026-06-02.029  17.4mag
00:42:38.68 +41:15:58.2  PNV J00423868+4115582  2026-06-05.1224  19.97Umag
19:00:42.95 -48:31:01.7  PNV J19004295-4831017  2026-05-25.0752  14.2mag
09:55:21.28 +69:02:52.6  PNV J09552128+6902526  2026-06-13.933  18.9mag
19:51:21.42 +37:06:40.0  TCP J19512142+3706400  2026-06-17.2942  16.8mag
19:57:03.87 +37:41:46.4  TCP J19570387+3741464  2026-06-18.2638  17.5mag
00:42:32.04 +41:10:28.3  PNV J00423204+4110283  2026-06-26.059  16.6mag
02:19:17.36 +28:57:15.8  TCP J02191736+2857158  2026-07-12.3549  12.5mag
00:44:56.43 +41:57:41.6  PNV J00445643+4157416  2026-07-13.8026  17.98Cmag
00:42:55.36 +41:17:27.0  PNV J00425536+4117270  2026-07-20.1813  17.7mag
20:35:43.64 +61:31:32.9  TCP J20354364+6131329  2026-07-20.5443  14.4mag
21:17:31.48 +22:25:51.0  TCP J21173148+2225510  2026-07-23.5577  14.8mag
00:41:24.04 +40:49:02.8  PNV J00412404+4049028  2026-07-25.0157  18.7mag
00:43:04.26 +41:02:28.6  PNV J00430426+4102286  2026-07-26.1512  20mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
23:28:20.264 -02:45:01.54  AT 2026udj  2026-06-27.39 21.46
15:05:14.436 -36:20:56.85  AT 2026udi  2026-07-08.03 19.35
00:31:18.282 -43:46:06.08  AT 2026udh  2026-07-12.40 23.4739
00:40:36.730 -43:07:11.88  AT 2026udg  2026-07-12.40 22.7345
00:27:10.575 -44:08:47.04  AT 2026udf  2026-07-12.40 22.824
03:56:35.271 -49:17:39.98  AT 2026ude  2026-07-12.41 22.9789
00:31:32.044 -43:21:56.99  AT 2026udd  2026-07-12.40 23.6713
22:50:13.778 -07:23:19.66  AT 2026udc  2026-07-12.36 23.1965
00:40:48.112 -44:10:38.19  AT 2026udb  2026-07-12.40 23.683
00:36:44.855 -44:15:14.57  AT 2026uda  2026-07-12.40 23.7801
23:51:48.800 +02:16:08.44  AT 2026ucz  2026-07-12.35 23.3767
22:47:30.921 -12:02:41.49  AT 2026ucy  2026-07-12.36 21.821
00:41:15.829 -45:07:23.74  AT 2026ucx  2026-07-12.40 24.4645
00:34:52.967 -44:42:02.22  AT 2026ucw  2026-07-12.40 23.3852
21:50:13.749 -07:15:39.18  AT 2026ucv  2026-07-11.32 22.03
21:48:51.518 -07:08:27.45  AT 2026ucu  2026-07-11.32 21.9988
21:50:54.462 -07:28:38.03  AT 2026uct  2026-07-11.32 22.2759
21:50:13.387 -05:48:05.26  AT 2026ucs  2026-07-11.32 21.901
21:53:32.009 -06:54:20.89  AT 2026ucr  2026-07-11.32 22.3106
00:29:05.705 -43:05:49.67  AT 2026ucq  2026-07-10.43 23.3537
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=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Tue Jul 28 02:31:42 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 3 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 0 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 1 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 3 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 8s (0.13 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 3s (0.05 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 63s (1.05 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 155s (2.58 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 0s (0.00 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 5s (0.08 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 14s (0.23 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 249s (4.15 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 11 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 2 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 2 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 7 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 30s (0.50 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 1s (0.02 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 0s (0.00 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 158s (2.63 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 0s (0.00 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 0s (0.00 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 0s (0.00 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 1s (0.02 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 6s (0.10 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 196s (3.27 min)
FIELD_PsA-01-Q2b1x1: 465s (7.75 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 467s (7.78 min)
Finished: Tue Jul 28 02:39:29 CDT 2026